Physician Assistant Program, M.S.

Minimum Totals for Graduation: 130 hours

https://chp.cmich.edu/pa

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

Admission Requirement Snapshot

GPA: 3.0

Entrance Exam: None

Application Deadline: September 1, 2022 (for the 2023 entering class, which is a firm deadline)

See Admission Requirement Details Below

Admission Requirements for 2023 Entering Class

The application deadline for the 2023 entering class is September 1, 2022, which is a firm deadline. Official TOEFL (if applicable) scores must be submitted electronically from ETS to CASPA and received by September 1, 2022. The code for electronic mailing from ETS to CASPA is: 0518. Admission to the program is competitive. For further information, contact The Herbert H. and Grace A Dow College of Health Professions Admissions office at 989-774-1730 or by e-mail: [e-mail].

To be eligible for admission, a prospective student must:

• complete a minimum of 500 paid direct patient care hours at the time the application is submitted;
• complete or be in the final stages of completing an undergraduate degree;
• complete all prerequisites within six (6) years at the time of application;
• No more than two prerequisite courses outstanding at the time of application and all prerequisite coursework is to be completed by December 31 of the application year.
• obtain a minimum of 3.0 GPA (a grade of B) in each prerequisite course;
• obtain an overall, undergraduate cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

Please reference the PA Admission website to review all of the admission and application requirements.

 

Prerequisite Courses for Physician Assistant Program

Listed below are the prerequisite courses that must be completed by December 31 of the application year. Only two can be outstanding at the time of application. Students completing the prerequisites at other universities are encouraged to contact The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions Graduate Admissions Office (989-774-1730) to insure the prerequisites taken are course equivalencies. Applicants can also review our course equivalency web pages at: https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/CHP/hp_academics/srms/physician_assistant/Equivalencies/Pages/default.aspx. However, the final decision regarding whether a course satisfies a prerequisite will be determined by the program director of the Physician Assistant Program.

At CMU, these prerequisites are met by:

Anatomy:

BIO 337	Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy	4(3-3)
	OR
HSC 214	Human Anatomy	4(3-3)

Physiology:

BIO 392	Mammalian Physiology	4(3-3)
	OR
HSC 215	Human Physiology	4(3-2)

Pathophysiology:

HSC 411

Pathophysiology

3(3-0)

Microbiology:

BIO 208	Microbiology	4(3-3)
	OR
BIO 320	Biology of Microorganisms	4(3-3)

Biochemistry –

CHM 421	Introductory Biochemistry for Health Sciences	3(3-0)
	OR
CHM 520	Introductory Biochemistry	3(3-0)

Developmental Psychology –

PSY 220

Developmental Psychology

3(3-0)

Like all programs that have competitive admissions, students meeting the admission criteria are not guaranteed admission to the program.

Accreditation

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Central Michigan University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Central Michigan University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.

Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be March 2024. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.

Program Requirements

First Year - Summer (19 hours)

HSC 630	Regional Human Anatomy	5(3-4)
PHA 608	Clinical Medicine I	4(4-0)
PHA 625	Clinical Pharmacology I	3(3-0)
PHA 633	Scientific Basis of Medicine I	2(2-0)
PHA 650	Diagnostic Tests I	2(1-2)
PHA 660	History and Physical Examination I	3(2-2)

First Year - Fall (20 hours)

PHA 609	Clinical Medicine II	4(4-0)
PHA 620	Infectious Diseases	3(3-0)
PHA 626	Clinical Pharmacology II	3(3-0)
PHA 634	Scientific Basis of Medicine II	2(2-0)
PHA 640	Clinical Problem Solving I	3(1-2)
PHA 651	Diagnostic Tests II	2(2-0)
PHA 661	History and Physical Examination II	3(2-2)

First Year - Spring (21 hours)

PHA 610	Clinical Medicine III	3(3-0)
PHA 630	Clinical Procedures I	3(2-2)
PHA 635	Scientific Basis of Medicine III	2(2-0)
PHA 641	Clinical Problem Solving II	3(0-11)
PHA 652	Diagnostic Tests III	2(1-2)
PHA 662	History and Physical Examination III	4(2-4)
PHA 671	Preventive Medicine	1(1-0)
PHA 673	Psychiatry	3(3-0)

Second Year - Summer (22 hours)

PHA 612	Obstetrics/Gynecology	3(3-0)
PHA 614	Pediatrics	3(3-0)
PHA 616	Surgery	2(2-0)
PHA 618	Emergency Medicine	2(2-0)
PHA 624	Issues in Practice	2(2-0)
PHA 631	Clinical Procedures II	3(0-6)
PHA 642	Clinical Problem Solving III	3(0-11)
PHA 645	Critical Appraisal of Medical Literature and Evidence-Based Medicine	2(2-0)
PHA 672	Applied Ethics for Physician Assistants	2(2-0)

Second Year - Fall (16 hours)

PHA 690

Clinical Education I

16(Spec)

Second Year - Spring (16 hours)

PHA 691

Clinical Education II

16(Spec)

Third Year - Summer (16 hours)

PHA 692

Clinical Education III

16(Spec)

Total: 130 semester hours